25.4% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Glebe - Forest Lodge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Glebe - Forest Lodge
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing quarter of the population in Glebe - Forest Lodge now speaks a language other than English at home. This 25.4% figure is well above the national average and has risen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is spoken by 68% of residents, Mandarin is the most common second language at 5.6%. Around 3.1% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Australian figure.
3.1% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Glebe - Forest Lodge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031331/glebe-forest-lodge/topic/language